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26 Cards in this Set
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Joint Stock Company |
Company backed by people who put money into a project to earn profit |
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Charter |
A written contract, issued by a government, giving the holder the right to establish a colony |
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House of Burgesses |
The first representative assembly in the American colonies |
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Indentured Servent |
Worker who exchanged labor for help getting started in America |
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Bacon's Rebellion |
A rebellion by poor, landless settlers against wealthy Virginia landowners. Jamestown burns to the ground. |
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Pilgrims |
Members of the religious group who wanted to separate from the Church of England |
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Mayflower Compact |
An Agreement signed by Pilgrims to obey colony Laws |
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Purtians |
Religious group that wanted to "purify" the Church of England |
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Great Migration |
Movement of Puritans from England to America |
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
First written Constitution in America |
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King Philip's War |
Conflict between settlers and Native Americans |
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Quakers |
A religious group that settled in Pennsylvania, who were persecuted for their beliefs |
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Proprietary Colony |
A colony run by a proprietor (Owner) |
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Royal Colony |
A colony ruled by a governor appointed by the King |
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Malaria |
A disease that is spread by the bite of a certain mosquito |
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Profit |
The money people receive above the amount they invested |
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Refuge |
Protection or shelter from trouble |
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Reform |
To make better by getting rid of faults |
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Assembly |
A lawmaking body |
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Debtor |
A person who owes a debt |
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Constitution |
A plan of government |
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1607 |
The year of the first permanent English settlement |
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Era |
Time period with defining characteristics |
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Colony |
A settlement started by people who keep ties with their home country |
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Defining Characteristics |
Things unique to a certain time period |
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1620 |
Year of the Mayflower Compact was written |
